The man accused of killing a Louisiana woman and three-year-old daughter earlier this month appeared in federal court in New Orleans on Friday on a charge of kidnapping and transportation of a victim with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Daniel Callihan, 36, was extradited from Mississippi, where he fled after killing Callie Brunett …
A woman arrested in Mississippi as an accomplice in the death of a kidnapped 4-year-old girl has been charged with capital murder. Victoria Cox, 32, was arrested at the OYO Hotel in south Jackson Friday morning, a day following Daniel Callihan’s apprehension after he allegedly killed Callie Brunett in Loranger, Louisiana, and fled with her …
A 4-year-old girl reported missing in Louisiana along with her 6-year-old sister has been found dead in Mississippi, hours after their mother was found murdered in their home. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said that Erin Brunett was found dead in a wooded area, and her sister, Jalie Brunett, was found alive nearby, WJVT reported. …
The Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed a controversial decision made by a district court judge to toss the conviction of a rapist sent to jail in 1972. The justices of the state’s highest court on Thursday reinstated Donald Ray Link’s conviction and admonished 19th District Court Judge Gail Horne Ray, WAFB reported. They also denied …
A new law is heading to desk of Governor Jeff Landry that would allow judges to order surgical castration of men and woman convicted of child rape. The law would allow a judge order a man’s testicles or a woman’s ovaries removed if they are over 17 and the victim is under 13, according to …
The primary caregivers of a 3-month-old baby were arrested in Louisiana last week after the infant was hospitalized with multiple broken bones and malnourishment. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said hospital staff contacted them on April 10 and reported their suspicions that the child was abused, KPLC reported. The subsequent investigation led to the arrests …
A juvenile bottlenose dolphin was found shot to death on a Louisiana beach last month. An animal autopsy found multiple bullets in the animal’s body, including the brain, spinal cord, and heart, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. NOAA said a member of the public reported the animal stranded to the Southeast Marine Mammal …
The parents of a 36-year-old Louisiana woman with autism found “melted” into her couch were sentenced this week to 40 years in prison with 20 years suspended. Clay and Sheila Fletcher entered no-contest pleas to manslaughter charges in February, WAFB reported. “You know, you wouldn’t treat your animals like that,” West Feliciana District Attorney Sam …
Louisiana law enforcement are looking for an escaped inmate who pepper sprayed a deputy and stole her patrol vehicle. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said that Leon Ruffin to a hospital around noon on Sunday after he reportedly had a seizure. A deputy went to the facility to pick him up and return him to …
A Louisiana toddler’s mother, two juveniles, and another adult were arrested Friday after the little girl was beaten to death while the adults had left the children unsupervised in the home. Dineshia Yates — the mother of 3-year-old Blessing Buckles — and Terica Scott, both 26, told investigators they had been at a casino when …
The Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Department has opened a homicide investigation after the remains of a woman’s torso were found floating in the Ouachita River in Louisiana this week, The sheriff’s department said a fisherman spotted the body Wednesday afternoon, about three miles north of Jonesville, and called 911, according to KTVE. Deputies recovered the remains, …
A Louisiana police chief admitted “infidelity” led to one of his officers shooting him and his wife before Christmas. Opelousas Police Officer Savannah Butler surrendered to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office on January 1 and was charged with two counts of negligent injury and one count each of obstruction of justice and illegal dscharge …
